Coal Shed Music Festival begins tonight in Yarmouth

YARMOUTH — The eighth annual Coal Shed Music Festival is to begin this evening on the Yarmouth waterfront.

The event will again be held over two weekends, with the first four days running through Sunday. The remaining set of performances will be held Aug. 21-24, states the festival website.

Two stages on the Yarmouth waterfront will feature afternoon and evening sets of music from dozens of acts. A ’50s and ’60s night, an Irish folk night, a blues night and a country night are a few of the genre designations this year.

The festival benefits the Yarmouth Food Bank, with donations accepted at the site.

A complete list of artists and scheduled performance times is available at coalshedmusicfestival.com.